Nearly a third of Black U.S. military servicemembers reported experiencing racial discrimination, harassment or both during a 12-month period, according to results of a long-withheld Defense Department survey that underscore concerns about racism in the ranks.
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How to effectively give feedback to your boss
Providing feedback to the decision-makers in a way that allows you to be heard is a critical skill.
Gov. Mike DeWine signs bills regulating electric scooters, overhauling Ohio’s workplace discrimination laws
Gov. Mike DeWine on Wednesday signed two bills: one setting up state regulations for electric scooters, the other reducing the amount of time people have to file employment discrimination lawsuits.
U.S. Still Lags In COVID-19 Workplace Safety, Former OSHA Official Says
As COVID-19 deaths and illnesses mount, essential workers — who are denied the chance to work from home — are struggling to stay safe. And it’s far from clear whether the federal government is doing enough to protect them, according to a former top federal workplace safety official.
The Future of Work Is Through Workforce Ecosystems
Workforce ecosystems can help leaders better manage changes driven by technological, social, and economic forces.
Extra unemployment benefits won’t be available to some workers for weeks
The $900 billion Covid relief law extends unemployment benefits in two programs (PUA and PEUC) by up to 15 weeks.
Companies push incentives to get workers vaccinated
As vaccinations continue across the U.S., some companies are offering financial incentives to encourage their workers to get the shots.
Cash, Breakfasts and Firings: An All-Out Push to Vaccinate Wary Medical Workers
Some staff in hospitals and long-term care facilities don’t want to take the Covid-19 vaccine. Their employers are trying to change their minds.
Workplace Sexual Rumors as Gender Bias Set for 10th Cir. Debate
A federal appeals court in Denver will consider whether false rumors about a professor having a sexual relationship with a student are sufficiently related to his gender to be covered by federal anti-discrimination law.
The percentage of women who’ve experienced online sexual harassment has doubled since 2017
Some 20% of all survey respondents said they’ve been harassed online due to their politics — up from 14% three years earlier
Why Some Sexual Harassment Claims Are Considered More Credible Than Others
Victim blaming is nothing new when it comes to sexual harassment but a new study shows that some women are seen as more credible than others when it comes to sexual harassment claims.
Treehouse Foods Sued by EEOC for Disability Discrimination
Nineteen-Year Employee With Disabilities Denied Intermittent Leave as Reasonable Accommodation and Then Fired, Federal Agency Charges
Q&A: Workplace exec on employee productivity, app plans for 2021
With many companies eyeing “hybrid” workplace strategies this year, Facebook is looking to bolster its Workplace platform to make collaboration easier. Workplace executive Ujjwal Singh explained what’s coming and why.
Trump’s parting gift to federal workers: Thinner paychecks
The president forced 1.3 million federal workers to defer their payroll taxes in late 2020. Now the bills are coming due.
Many workers will get 4 extra weeks of unemployment benefits. Here’s how
The $900 billion Covid relief law gives workers an extra 11 weeks of unemployment benefits through March 14.